Hair waver



Feb. 17.192s.- 1,526,480

- W. KRIEG HAIR WAVER Filed April 20, 1923 WE n/Eg mc0 Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

WERNER KRIEG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAIR WAVER.

Application filed April 20, 1923. Serial No. 633,486.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WERNER Kaine, a native of Switzerland (who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States and who is not a citizen of any country), residing in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair W'avers, of which the following is a specitication.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient means for the production of permanent hair waves of better form than the ones produced by the curlers now in COllIlIlOll USE.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevationof my waver; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my waver, at right angles to the view shown in Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and t are front elevations of my waver, showing hair wound and tied thereon in two different ways; Fig. 5 is a top plan view of my waver; and Fig. 6 is rear elevation of my waver.

Referring to the drawings, a substantially vertical central body or shaft 10 is provided with integral, parallel, branchlike projections 11, extending side-wise therefrom, preferably alternately in opposite directions. These projections are preferably made convex on their rear side. Other projections 12, preferably T shaped, and also made integral with shaft 10, extend therefrom in a forward direction in such a manner that their arms 13 extend substantially parallel to the upper and lower edges of each of projections 11. The front edges 14: of projections 12 are preferably made quite narrow, but not so sharp as to cut hair bent over them. The outer ends of projections 11 are preferably provided with horizontal slots 15 designed to accommodate strings 16 by which hair wound on my waver is held in position.

Figs. 3 and i show two different ways in which hair may be wound on my waver, the winding shown in Fig. 4L being preferred for best results. The treatment of the hair for the production of permanent waves, after it has been wound on my waver, is the same as that used with the curlers at present in common use :it being necessary, however, to use larger pads and heaters to accommodate the larger bulk of my device.

I am aware that somewhat similar devices have been patented, alleged to produce a permanent true Marcel wave; but as far as I have been able to ascertain, no such superior results can be attained with any of these devices as I am able to attain with my device,-especially when I use the winding shown in Fig. 4. This is due to the fact that in this winding the hair is carried, after passing under one of arms 13, with a sharp turn over an edge 14, and then with an equally sharp turn back again under the opposite arm 13. No such winding is possible with any other device known to me. The difference in this respect between my device and other devices intended for similar purposes, may perhaps best be elucidated by reference to U. S. Patent #861,596, issued on July 30, 1907 to J. Machado. The jaw A of the Machado device has greater similarity to my device than any other tool I known of. Yet it will appear at a glance that such a winding as is shown in Fig. t of my drawings, would be utterly impossible with the Machado device. Nor are the ridges 5 of the Hachado device anywhere near as prominent as the ridges formed by my projections 12. Due to these differences such results as I obtained with my device, are absolutely unattainable with the hlachado device, or with any other device of which I have knowledge.

It is of course evident that the shape of my waver might be altered in some respects without departing from the essentials of my invention. Such changes I desire to cover by my claim under the doctrine of equivalent-s.

I claim:

A waver, for use in the production of a permanent hair wave, comprising a central, longitudinal body; lateral projections with rounded backs extending therefrom alternately in opposite directions; and narrow elevated ridges, substantially parallel to the lateral projections, supported from the central body, facing in a direction opposite to that in which the rounded backs face, said ridges being undercut from both sides so as to form slots between them and the adjoining lateral projections, substantially as and for the purpose described.

WERNER KRIEG. 

